Morrison government’s $7.4bn in dam commitments could be ‘biggest pork barrel in history’

Exclusive: Report says majority of funds ‘allocated to where the National party vote is highest’

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The Morrison government’s promise to spend $7.4bn building a series of new dams is probably “the biggest pork barrel in history,” says the author of new research that claims other investment would deliver significantly better economic outcomes and more jobs.

The report by the Australia Institute said the vast majority of new spending on water infrastructure had been “allocated to where the National party vote is highest, not where the agricultural potential is highest”.

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